In the millennial kingdom, will the curse be completely removed and the earth restored to its original state?
Yes. Scripture indicates that when the millennial kingdom is established, all the ravages of the curse will be gone. Creation will revert to the beauty, glory, and tranquility that existed before sin entered. Even ferocious animals and poisonous serpents will pose no threat, and children will safely play among them.
Les teaches that when this kingdom is set up, all the ravages of the curse will be gone, and the earth will revert to the beauty, glory, and tranquility it had before sin entered. He points to Isaiah chapter 11, where the whole animal kingdom, including the most ferocious, carnivorous, meat-eating species, will cohabit the same pasture with the lamb, the goat, and human children. Isaiah 11:8 says the nursing child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on a cockatrice. Les notes that three children are mentioned in just two verses, showing it is not a slip of the pen or a wild idea, but the inspired Word of God. These little children also prove that human beings will come into the front end of the kingdom and reproduce.
And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice’ den.